This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter launching our Future of Texas podcast with our first guest, Joe Lonsdale. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Episode 1: The Future of Innovation (Left to right) Host Brad Swail talks with Joe Lonsdale and SVP of Policy and Advocacy John…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter celebrating Texas’ birthday and starting the clock on the new decade that will culminate in Texas’ bicentennial. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. The countdown to our bicentennial begins today For over 190 years, Texas has been a special place. Today,…
Nearly 100 years ago, a state meteorologist famously proclaimed that “Texas is the land of perennial drought, broken by the occasional devastating flood.” While the consequences of drought, and the need to develop water supplies are well understood, the problem and peril of floods is sometimes overlooked. The Hill Country Floods of 2025 provided another…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with a look at the primaries — what is on the ballot, who is voting and why these elections matter. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. How Texas Primaries Shape the State In Texas, many of the most decisive elections happen…
Last week, the Texas House Committee on Natural Resources held a lengthy hearing on groundwater resources and management. This was the second extensive hearing that the committee held on this subject this legislative interim. There are several reasons why the committee has spent considerable time on groundwater. For starters, the water beneath our feet often…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with a look at how we can use data to the anticipate the trends shaping Texas’ workforce of the future. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Is Texas ready to produce the future workforce? Source: Austin Community College Today’s labor market…